Sr Stress Analyst

Sr. Stress Analyst – Space Systems

Pay Range: $63 - $75 DOE

LS- DYNA expertise is MANDATORY, has to be highly proficient

Must be based in the United States

Position Summary

The Structural Analysis Engineer is responsible for performing structural analysis of hardware.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs classical and FEA (linear/non-linear statics, modal, frequency response, random response, explicit and implicit transient) analyses of flight hardware, oil field components and other systems.
• Performs detailed calculations to ensure structural integrity of hardware for failure modes, including but not limited to static, fatigue, fracture, buckling, stability, and creep.
• Performs detailed calculations to ensure structural integrity of mechanical joints such as welds and fasteners.
• Assists the Project Managers and Integrated Product Teams in the support of meeting customer needs, including preparation of proposals, change requests, design reviews, and meeting other requirements related to the design effort.
• Prepares presentations and interim reports based on analysis and test data during the design phase.
• Prepares and coordinates formal design approval documentation and coordinates design approval with customers.
• Assists in the development of fracture control assessment and fatigue-life analysis of flight hardware.
• Uses appropriate analysis techniques, simplifications, assumptions, and experience-based judgments, to solve complex problems.
• Documents analysis results and generates reports for hardware certification.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in engineering field such as Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil or equivalent and 10-15 years direct experience.
• MUST have 3-5 LS-DYNA expereince within the past 5 years.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent analysis, design, systems, and math skills.
• Experience with commercial CAD software such as Creo, SolidWorks, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of and experience meeting industry standards and specifications such as NASA, AIAA, API, ASME, and DNV.
• US citizen or Permanent Resident

REQUISITION PREFERENCES:

• 15-20 year of experience with commercial analysis software packages such as FEMAP, NASTRAN, NASGRO, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, and Mathcad or equivalent.
• Experience with classical analysis texts such as Bruhn’s Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, Peterson's Stress Concentration.
• Factors, Machinery’s Handbook, or equivalent.
• Experience with APIs, automation and scripting using VBA, Python, or equivalent.
• Experience with product development of components and assemblies involving metallics in the plastic regime, fabrics, polymers, and composites.
• Direct experience with Aerospace/NASA Hardware.